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  A FEW MISSING NAMES, PLEASE ASSIST! Alcino Rodrigues, Seraphino Antao,Winnie D'Souza Joe Faria, Albert Castanha, Bruno DSouza, Meldrita Lawrence, ?, ?, right Oscar Demelo (?) next Lucas Remedios ? Seated Ray Bachelor &, (the Coast Provincial Commissioner I think)? Coast Province Athletics team, Kenya Championships, Nairobi 1956:  From left: Albert Castanha, Joe Faria, Lucas Remedios, Winnie Singh (nee D’Souza), Meldrita Viegas, Oscar D’Mello, Brucino D’Souza, Salim Ali, Seraphino Antao. On the ground: Harun Chimoto and Alcino Rodrigues. Honours gained: First place (2), Second place (3), Third place (4), Fourth place (1). Relays 4X100 second, 4X440 (4 th )  Ray: A remarkable performance when one considers we were competing against provincial teams with between 80 and 90 athletes. Alcino Rodrigues, Seraphino Antao, ?? Joe Faria, Albert Castanha, Bruno D'Souza, Meldrita (Ingrid) Laurent with Ray Batchelor. Sorry, a few names are missing. The famous Goan athletic...

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  Salus Correia and the team at the Global Goan are pleased to announce a bumper edition. It is a free magazine, a pure labour love, and I would personally appreciate if you would pass it on. In this edition, some new writers are introduced, they bring a new perspective and add to the glory of the magazine! https://online.fliphtml5.com/kdhdu/qrct/#p=1 Click above

  Happy 90th Birthday Jane Pinto:  Nine Decades Devoted to Table Tennis  - International Table Tennis Federation 0 9 Jul 2025 Always with that bright, welcoming smile that has charmed the table tennis world for decades, Jane Pinto reaches an extraordinary milestone today as she celebrates her 90th birthday.    The milestone marks nine decades of a life devoted to promoting table tennis globally, from the grassroots level in Kenya to the highest echelons of international sport. Her influence spans continents, having played a key role in shaping the sport’s development in Africa and beyond through tireless dedication and visionary leadership.   A Legacy Built on Service   Born in Kisumu on the shores of Lake Victoria, Jane Pinto’s distinguished service to table tennis began as a player. In the early 1970s, she won the women’s singles title at both the Kenya National Championships and the East African Championships, often enduring arduous five-hour bus jo...

  ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT JOE MURUMBI Joseph Murumbi, born from the union of a Goan trader and a Maasai woman, was Kenya’s second Vice President from May 1965-August 31, 1966. He spent the first 16 years of his life in India. He could speak Goan long before his mother’s Maa tongue. He was educated there but came back to Kenya following news that a lion had mauled his mother. Although this was untrue, it brought him back and he chose to become African. His decision represented a brave and tough choice as at that time, native Africans were on the lowest rung of Kenya’s social structure. They were also the targets of the colonial government’s increasingly brutal attempts at coercing the people into accepting colonial rule. After the outbreak of the Second World War, Joe went to Somalia as a clerk for the British army. It was during one visit back to Kenya that he attended an anti-British meeting addressed by a young and fiercely eloquent Indian who was becoming a le...